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Problem
Excessive demand for goods in capitalist systems
Other Names:
Excess demand for goods in capitalism
Broader Problems:
Excess
Capitalism
Consumerism
Profiteering
Conflicting roles of commodities in capitalism
Aggravates:
Social inequality
Economic conflict
Lack of social conscience
Unethical consumption practices
Exploitation in capitalist systems
Increase in product transport distances
Unbridled competition in capitalist systems
Distortion of international trade by dumping
Unproductivity of capitalist systems
Abuse of science and technology in capitalism
Natural resource depletion due to high-level consumption
Reduced By:
Inadequate demand for primary commodities because of rising living standards
Subject(s):
Commerce
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Merchandise
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Systems
Metapolitics
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Political theories
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems
Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST